Even in March, China’s Cyberspace Administration revealed plans to expand the country’s limit on online gaming by encapsulating livestreaming and social media (opens in new tabs) into an clean cyberspace “by many netizens, especially young people.” But that didn’t convince regulators to ease up. Hundreds of Chinese gaming companies pledged to abide by the new rules in the shortest terms, including the use of facial recognition technology (opens in new tabs) to discourage underage gamers from playing at their least bare minimum. The freeze on new game approvals came in line with Chinese efforts to combat online gaming addiction (opens in new tabs) among young people, and to crack down on games that portray the bad set of values, including same-sex relationships and excessive employing men.
The Chinese government approved 45 new videogames, the first since July 2021.Īccording to the Reuters report, the US has resumed granting publication licenses for video games with 45 new games approved, the first such license approvals since July 2021.
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